Clinton, Mandela and Blair Make First Hits On NetAid Web Site.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1999-- Quincy Jones, Bono, David Bowie, Sean "Puffy" Combs and Wyclef Jean Announce Concert Lineup, Wyclef Jean and Bono Release `New Day' Secretary General Annan and Cisco Systems' Chambers Urge People To Hit The World's Most Powerful Web Site To Fight Extreme Poverty President Bill Clinton, former South African President Nelson Mandela Noun 1. Nelson Mandela - South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918) Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and British Prime Minister Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair today logged on to the world's newest and most powerful web site, launching a global initiative to tap the growing power Growing Power is an urban agriculture organization headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It runs the last functional farm within the Milwaukee city limits and also organizes activities in Chicago. of the Internet to help eradicate one of the world's most serious problems, extreme poverty. The three world leaders For a list of heads of state, see . World leaders is a MMORPG. The game involves creating a state, joining an alliance and going into war. It is mostly played by players from Israel, China, USA, Britain, Brazil and Saudi-Arabia. cut the virtual ribbon on the web site by making the first hits on www.netaid.org in North America, Africa and Europe from their respective offices. Created by Cisco Systems and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNDP Unión Nacional para la Democracia y el Progreso (National Union for Democracy and Progress) ), NetAid brings together for the first time the energy and impact of world-renowned artists, the global reach of television and radio, and the vast potential of the Internet to help more than one billion people who live on less than one dollar per day. Its goal is to generate one billion hits against extreme poverty that will lead to millions of concrete actions including donations of time, expertise, goods or money. Three overlapping NetAid concerts will be held October 9 at Giants Stadium in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Wembley Stadium in London and the Palais des Nations in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. . Each of the artists scheduled to appear will play a set. The artists by venue include: -0- Giants Stadium Wembley Stadium Palais des Nations -------------- --------------- ------------------ Mary J. Blige Bryan Adams Des'ree Bon Jovi David Bowie Bryan Ferry Busta'Rhymes Bush Michael Kamen & Counting Crows Catatonia Orchestra Wyclef Jean with Bono The Corrs Texas Jimmy Page & friends The Eurythmics Puff Daddy George Michael Sting with Cheb Mami Stereophonics Zucchero Robbie Williams Sheryl Crow and Jewel also have confirmed but not for a specific venue. Tickets for the Giants Stadium concert go on sale Friday at 9am EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT at all New York and New Jersey Ticketmaster outlets and at www.ticketmaster.com. Wembley tickets are already on sale. The Geneva show is by invitation only. "This incredible lineup of talent continues a great legacy of creative artists who have stepped up to help people most in need, and there is no more serious problem today than widespread extreme poverty," said Quincy Jones, a spokesman for NetAid. "The difference this time is that the Internet enables people to take action over and over again, and do much more than contribute money one time." Jones promised that the artists involvement in NetAid will be " the magnet that will draw people in, the sizzle siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. that will excite folks to act, and the spirit that will bring people together as a community to take lasting action to fight extreme poverty." Wyclef Jean and Bono also announced the release of a new song and video created for NetAid entitled, New Day to be distributed by Columbia Records. The product of an extraordinary collaboration between two major stars, New Day captures the hope of NetAid - a better future for the globe's most impoverished people. The web site launched with the help of world leaders today is the largest in the world in terms of scale. It has the capacity to handle 125,000 simultaneous streams and one million hits per minute - a tenfold increase over existing sites. The web site has four major areas of content, providing information on NetAid, the concerts, what works (five pillars around which anti-poverty success stories are organized), and an action section through which individuals can find ways to help end extreme poverty. Initially designed to handle large volumes of visitors from the concerts, the site is expected to become the most comprehensive database or portal of poverty fighting activity in the world. Built by KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen in just 90 days, the content of the site will be delivered by Akamai using a distributed network architecture that will employ 1,500 servers in over 90 locations worldwide. The site will be able to handle 1,000 secure e-payment transactions per second In a very generic sense, the term Transactions Per Second refers to the number of atomic actions performed by certain entity per second. In a more restrictied view, the term is usually used by DBMS vendor and user community to refer to the number of database transactions performed - one of the largest and most efficient e-commerce capacities ever developed. KPMG and Akamai are sponsors of NetAid. "The power to end extreme poverty is now online," said John Chambers, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Cisco Systems. "Netaid.org enables ordinary citizens as well as world leaders and major artists to take action to fight extreme poverty around the world. The Internet already has made a difference in the way business is done around the world. Now the world's most powerful web site can help make the difference in eliminating one of the globe's most pressing problems." Secretary General Kofi Annan noted that, "NetAid is an inspiring example of the kind of corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and public-private partnership that will be crucial in addressing the challenges of the 21st century." All of the monies raised through the NetAid web site will be disbursed to anti-poverty projects around the world. Net proceeds Net Proceeds The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security. Notes: In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions). from the concerts will be used to help specific populations in extreme poverty in Kosovo and African countries. The concerts will be widely broadcast by VH1 and MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. in the US and the BBC television and radio in the UK. In addition, Radio Express has secured commitments to date from radio stations in 63 countries and territories. NBD Television Limited is distributing the television feed worldwide and has secured television networks in 17 countries with many more to be finalized. The entire program also will be webcast live with the help of Real Networks on two channels - one carrying the concert, the second showing backstage scenes. As an example of how corporations can participate, Cisco Systems and the Cisco Foundation announced today their plans to contribute $10 million to the NetAid Foundation. Additional press materials available at www.netaid.org Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Through a unique network of 134 country offices, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) helps people in 174 countries and territories to help themselves, focusing on poverty elimination, environmental regeneration, job creation and the advancement of women. In support of these goals, UNDP is frequently asked to assist in promoting sound governance and market development and to support rebuilding societies in the aftermath of war and humanitarian emergencies. For additional information visit www.undp.org/dpa/index.html. |
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